We'd been receiving plan notification emails for a while ahead of time, but we just trusted them without confirming! I think it's a good thing Sanae-san noticed. (^^;)
Still, I'm curious to know which part of Taiwan he's headed for. Been to Taipei twice for work and the business hotels there are typically never at 100% occupancy.
Also, I cannot emphasize enough that the ability to speak Hokkien in Taiwan will come in very handy. They can speak passable English, but there will be times English just won't cut it. And you really don't want to speak in Mandarin lest you get mistaken for a mainlander.
OverlordLaharl said: Also, I cannot emphasize enough that the ability to speak Hokkien in Taiwan will come in very handy. They can speak passable English, but there will be times English just won't cut it. And you really don't want to speak in Mandarin lest you get mistaken for a mainlander.
Actually, the general Hokkien(福建话) and Taiwanese Hokkien(台语) are similar but different in a lot of ways. They have a certain slang for 台语 which sets them apart from the China ones.
Still, I'm curious to know which part of Taiwan he's headed for. Been to Taipei twice for work and the business hotels there are typically never at 100% occupancy.
Also, I cannot emphasize enough that the ability to speak Hokkien in Taiwan will come in very handy. They can speak passable English, but there will be times English just won't cut it. And you really don't want to speak in Mandarin lest you get mistaken for a mainlander.
i am pretty sure they know your accent and disregard u as mainlander i went to taiwan and i think i was not mistaken as one.
Also, I cannot emphasize enough that the ability to speak Hokkien in Taiwan will come in very handy. They can speak passable English, but there will be times English just won't cut it. And you really don't want to speak in Mandarin lest you get mistaken for a mainlander.
Been to Taiwan before, their Hokkien are different from the general one but not by much, and they can tell if you are a mainlander based on your accent. Also, they also speak Mandarin, but like Hokkien, their's are a bit different from the general one.
i am pretty sure they know your accent and disregard u as mainlander i went to taiwan and i think i was not mistaken as one.
laisy said:
Been to Taiwan before, their Hokkien are different from the general one but not by much, and they can tell if you are a mainlander based on your accent. Also, they also speak Mandarin, but like Hokkien, their's are a bit different from the general one.
Not in my case. I'm a lot more fluent in Mandarin, but when I used it they thought I was a mainlander.
But when I switched over to Hokkien they could immediately identify my nationality correctly (i.e.: NOT from China)..
Without DelayThere's no good hotels with vacancies right now...I've made plane and hotel reservations for all of us!!Yaaay! Thank you so much!Huh?The day before the trip...I...I'm sorry...Beep-Beep Beep Boop-Boop BeepI am SO sorry....Just the hotel reservation is 3 days starting on the 27th...Huh!?Ran-saaan!!Whaaaat!?Kogasaaa, you're going to Taiwan for three days starting on the 20th, right?Ran-san!I'll consult a bit with the people I know there...